and comparing them by drawing the relation among them; 5 reporting the data analysis by describing the findings.
E. Technique of Data Analysis
Having finished the procedure of data collection, the researcher finally got the raw data to be analyzed. According to Bungin 2007: 107, the relation
between data collection and data analysis is inseparable. This means when researcher collected the data, they actually have started conducting data analysis.
The remaining steps of data analysis of data are described in the following steps: 1.
After getting the raw data, the researcher will make a categorization system which was drawn to a table which is shown in Table 1. The table is listed to
categorize the figures of speech by comparison and its functions. 2.
The next step to do after categorizing is done will put the selected words containing figures of speech by comparison as the selected data into table.
3. After the classifying is finished, the researcher will start to analyse the data.
In this research, the data analysis employed Perrine‘s categorization on figures of speech and its functions.
4. After analysing and getting the data finding, the researcher does not only
confirm the findings to some employed theories but the researcher will also explain and elaborate why the findings could so to answer each questions.
5. The last step is reporting the findings and the discussion of the findings.
F. Trustworthiness
A research must be truthful and accurately represented the subject or the object of the research. Due to this, there is validity term which is extent to which
it gives the correct answer of the problem brought by the research Kirk Miller, 1986: 19. Qualitative research usually has limited knowledge of subject or object
of the research. However, it is forced to show accurate result and could represent that small participant. To achieve that point, triangulation is needed in the
research method. This research use triangulation of descriptive qualitative approach in analysing figures of speech by comparison.
It means that the researcher tried to be non-judgemental and attempted to report what was found objective. To be more reliable, the data findings were
checked by students of English Language and Literature study program whose concentration package is linguistics. They are Wildan Bilal Al-Qudsy and Riusly
Pratomo. On the other hand, the researcher also asked some prominent lecturers as reviewers to confirm the data collected. The researcher asked lecturers of English
Language and Literature in UNY, Titik Sudartinah, M.A. and Niken Anggraeni, M.A, as the resercher‘s first and second supervisors who are competent and expert
in this study. They facilitate the researcher to understand the kinds of figures of speech by comparison and how figures of speech by comparison were applied in
this study. In this case, the lecturers were suitable for the researcher to criticize the process of the collected data analysis and to hold discussion to emphasize the
collected data to be valid.